In this episode of America’s Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano uncovers the astonishing true story of James Armistead Lafayette, the enslaved double agent who outwitted the British and helped secure America’s independence. Risking death to serve a nation that had yet to grant him freedom, James’s intelligence work was pivotal to the victory at Yorktown, yet his legacy remains largely forgotten. Discover how one man's courage, deception, and loyalty shaped the course of history and exposed the deep contradictions of a revolution born in liberty.

Episode Highlights

• How James Armistead infiltrated British General Cornwallis’s camp and misled the enemy at a critical moment in the war
• The unlikely bond between James Armistead and Marquis de Lafayette changed the trajectory of his life
• The fight James waged after the war for the freedom he had earned but was still denied

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Timestamps

• 00:57 The Story of James Armistead Lafayette
• 06:43 James Armistead's Role in the American Revolution
• 07:42 The Irony of James's Post-War Life
• 10:52 James Armistead's Legacy and Recognition

 

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